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2025
Machado A, Toubarro D, Baptista J, Tejera E, Álvarez-Suárez JM (2025). Selected honey as a multifaceted antimicrobial agent: review of compounds, mechanisms, and research challenges. Future Microbiol. 28:1-22. doi: 10.1080/17460913.2025.2498233
Martínez-Játiva MN, Borja-Serrano P, Valdebenito H, Machado A (2025). Pilot study on seasonal variability in microbial contamination in the developing tourist region of Mindo, Ecuador: a comparative analysis of the Saguambi, Mindo, and Canchupí Rivers. BMC Res Notes 18, 156 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07205-3
Machado A, Foschi C and Marangoni A (2025) Editorial: Vaginal dysbiosis and biofilms, volume II. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1588434. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1588434
Šreibr S, Ilgová J, Dobeš P, Vorel J, Marciniak J, Hurychová J, Toubarro D, Simões N, Kašný M, Hyršl P (2025). Characterization of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora response to insect-derived and non-biological stimuli: Insights into nematode recovery and released proteins. Pestic Biochem Physiol. 106318. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2025.106318.
Luna S, Lopes MS, Dias E, Pereira D, da Câmara Machado, Mendonça D (2025). Identification of a chordovirus hosted by Angelica lignescens. J Plant Pathol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-025-01842-0
Soares, A. O., Durão, A. C., Oliveira, L., Arruda, P., & Borges, I. (2025). Ephestia kuehniella Zeller eggs as a surrogate host to test feeding preference and intraguild interactions between Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) and Trichogramma achaeae Nagaraja and Nagarkatti. Crop Protection, 187, 106960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106960
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2024
Teixeira M, Soares A, Lopes DH, Lamelas-Lopez L, Borges PAV, Mota J, Simões N (2024) Long-term monitoring data on Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Rutelidae) across the Azorean Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e138989. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e138989
Radovic L, Remer V, Rigler D, Bozlak E, Allen L, Brem G, Reissman M, Brockmann GA, Ropka-Molik K, Stefaniuk-Szmukier M, Kalinkova L, Kalashnikov VV, Zaitev AM, Raudsepp T, Castaneda C, von Butler-Wemken I, Patterson Rosa L, Brooks SA, Novoa-Bravo M, Kostaras N, Abdurasulov A, Antczak DF, Miller DC, Lopes MS, da Câmara Machado A, Lindgren G, Juras R, Cothran G, Wallner B. 2024. The global spread of Oriental Horses in the past 1,500 years through the lens of the Y chromosome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Dec 3;121(49):e2414408121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414408121.
Lima A, Arruda F, Frias J, Wortham T, Janeiro A, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Lima E. 2024. Anticholinesterase and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Essential Oils of Sawdust and Resin-Rich Bark from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Cupressaceae): In Vitro and In Silico Studies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25(22):12328. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252212328
Tomkielska Z, Frias J, Simões N, de Bastos BP, Fidalgo J, Casas A, Almeida H, Toubarro D, 2024. Revealing the Bioactivities of Physalia physalis Venom Using Drosophila as a Model. Toxins. 16(11):491. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16110491
Boieiro M, Varga-Szilay Z, Costa R, Crespo L, Leite A, Oliveira R, Pozsgai G, Rego C, Calado H, Teixeira M, Lopes DH, Soares A, Borges PAV (2024) New findings of terrestrial arthropods from the Azorean Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e136391. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e136391
Teixeira M, Soares AO, Lamelas-López L, Lopes DH, Mota JA, Borges PAV, Simões N (2024). Monitoring populations of Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) over 16 years in the Azorean Islands. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/gk6p48.
Garriga A, Toubarro D, Morton A, Simões N, García-Del-Pino F (2024). Analysis of the immune transcriptome of the invasive pest spotted wing drosophila infected by Steinernema carpocapsae. Bull Entomol Res. 114(5):622-630. doi: 10.1017/S0007485324000543.
Maduro Dias C, Machado M, Nunes H, Borba A, Madruga J, Monjardino P. (2024) Nitrogen Fertilization Using Conventional and Slow-Release Fertilizers at Multiple Levels in Lolium multiflorum Lam. Pastures. Agronomy.; 14(10):2191. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102191
Azevedo AR, Lopes MS, Borba A, da Câmara Machado A and Mendonça D (2024) Exploring the Catrina, an autochthonous cattle breed of the Azores, for a comparative analysis of methane emissions with Holstein-Friesian dairy cows. Front. Anim. Sci. 5:1423940. doi: 10.3389/fanim.2024.1423940
Garriga A, Monteiro HR, Beltrí R, Frias J, Peñalver Á, Teixeira M, Toubarro D, Simões N (2024). Assessment of Azorean native strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the biological control of Popillia japonica. Journal of Applied Entomology, 148, 977–982. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13318
Teixeira R, Flor I, Nunes T, Pinto C, Pomba MC, de Carvalho LM (2024). Survey of Gastrointestinal Parasites and Lungworms in Cats and Dogs from Terceira and São Miguel Islands, Azores. Pathogens 13(8):648. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080648
Ávila M, Pinelo J, Casas E, Capinha C, Pabst R, Szczesniak I, Domingues E, Pinto C, Santos V, Gil A, Arbelo M (2024). Assessing the Presence of Pithomyces chartarum in Pastureland Using IoT Sensors and Remote Sensing: The Case Study of Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal). Sensors. 24(14):4485. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144485
Garriga, A., Monteiro, H. R., Beltrí, R., Frias, J., Peñalver, Á., Teixeira, M., Toubarro, D., & Simões, N. (2024). Assessment of Azorean native strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the biological control of Popillia japonica. Journal of Applied Entomology, 00, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13318
Arruda F, Lima A, Wortham T, Janeiro A, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Rosa JS, Lima E. 2024. Sequential Separation of Essential Oil Components during Hydrodistillation of Fresh Foliage from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Cupressaceae): Effects on Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Free Radical Scavenging Activities. Plants 13(13):1729. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13131729
Beltrí R, Monteiro HR, Toubarro D, Simões N, Garriga A, 2024. Biocontrol potential of six Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strains isolated in the Azores Archipelago. Journal of Helminthology 98:e43. doi:10.1017/S0022149X24000336
Lorente B, Cabral C, Frias J, Faria J, Toubarro D. 2024. Draft genome sequence of Agarivorans aestuarii strain ZMCS4, a putative CAZyme-producing bacteria isolated from the marine brown algae Cladostephus spongiosus. Microbiol Resour Announc 13:e01178-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01178-23
Lorente B, Cabral C, Frias J, Faria J, Toubarro D. (2024) Draft genome sequence of Agarivorans aestuarii strain ZMCS4, a putative CAZyme-producing bacteria isolated from the marine brown algae Cladostephus spongiosus. Microbiol Resour Announc 0:e01178-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01178-23
Borges I, Oliveira L, Barbosa F, Figueiredo E, Franco JC,Durão A, Soares A (2024). Prey consumption and conversion efficiency in females of two feral populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus, a biocontrol agent of Tuta absoluta. Phytoparasitica 52, 31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-024-01130-0
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2023
Tavares WR, Jiménez IA, Oliveira L, Kuhtinskaja M, Vaher M, Rosa JS, Seca AML, Bazzocchi IL, Barreto, MC (2023). Macaronesian Plants as Promising Biopesticides against the Crop Pest Ceratitis capitata. Plants 2023, 12, 4122. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244122
Teixeira MB, Soares AO, Borges PAV, Calvet MT, Peñalver Á, Monteiro HR, Frias J, Simoes N (2023). Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109431. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e109431
Oliveira L, Sousa F, Silveira MG (2022). Adherence to the Mediterranean food pattern and sociodemographic factors in students of the 3rd cycle of basic education on Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal". Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research 19(2):265-277. https://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.19.2.290
Arruda F, Lima A, Wortham T, Janeiro A, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Rosa JS, Lima E (2023). Sequential Separation of Essential Oil Components during Hydrodistillation of Azorean Cryptomeria japónica Foliage: Effects on Yield, Physical Properties, and Chemical Composition. Separations 2023, 10, 483. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10090483
Costa C, Costa F, Trota A, Borges PAV, Monjardino P, Pereira MJ (2023). Terra Nostra Garden 2023 dataset of Camellia species, hybrids and their cultivars (Azores, Portugal). Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109193. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e109193
Frias J, Garriga A, Peñalver Á, Teixeira M, Beltrí R, Toubarro D, and Simões N. 2023. "Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia japonica Populations of Azores" Microorganisms 11, no. 8: 1972. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081972
Toubarro D, Tomkielska Z, Silva L, Borges M, Simões N (2023). A Study of Nematocyst Discharge of Physalia physalis and Venom Composition. Biol. Life Sci. Forum, 24, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECT2023-14810.
Ferrante M, Lövei GL , Lavigne L, Vicente MC, Tarantino E, Lopes DH, Monjardino P, Borges PAV (2023). Flowering coriander (Coriandrum sativum) strips do not enhance ecosystem services in Azorean orchards. Insects, 14, 634. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070634
Bozlak E, Radovic L, Remer V, Rigler D, Allen L, Brem G, Stalder G, Castaneda C, Cothran G, Raudsepp T, Okuda Y, Moe K K, Moe H H, Kounnavongsa B, Keonouchanh S, Van NH, Vu V H, Shah MK, Nishibori M, Kazymbet P, … Wallner B (2023). Refining the evolutionary tree of the horse Y chromosome. Scientific reports, 13(1), 8954. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35539-0
Borges I, Oliveira L, Durão A, Arruda P & Soares AO. (2023). Feeding preference and intraguild interactions between the parasitoid Trichogramma achaeae and the predator Macrolophus pygmaeus, two biological agents of Tuta absoluta. Pest Management Science, 79: 4376–4382.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7635
Luna S, Lopes MS, Dias E, Pareira D, Monjardino P, da Câmara Machado A, Mendonça D (2023) First report of cucumber mosaic virus infecting Azorina vidalii in Azores Islands. Plant Disease. Published Online:15 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0664-PDN
Ferrante M, Lövei GL, Nunes R, Monjardino P, Lamelas-López L, Möller D, Soares AO, Borges PAV (2023). Gains and losses in ecosystem services and disservices after converting native forest to agricultural land on an oceanic island. Basic and Applied Ecology 68: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.11.010
Fernandes R, Campos J, Serra M, Fidalgo J, Almeida H, Casas A, Toubarro D, Barros AIRNA (2023). Exploring the Benefits of Phycocyanin: From Spirulina Cultivation to Its Widespread Applications. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). Apr 14;16(4):592.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16040592
Mendes C, Dias E, Rochefort L (2023). Assessing the potential of restoration measures and management techniques in a post-pastured Azorean peatland: two years tendencies. Restor Ecol e13917. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13917
Arruda F, Lima A, Oliveira L, Rodrigues T, Janeiro A, Rosa JS & Lima E (2023). Essential Oil Variability of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica Leaves under Different Distillation Methods, Part 2: Molluscicidal Activity and Brine Shrimp Lethality. Separations. 10, 241.
https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10040241
Oliveira L, Borges I, Silva D, Durão AC & Soares AO (2023). Abundance of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) and its natural enemies on tomato crops in greenhouses of different production modes (Azores, Portugal) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologia, 51 (201): 59-70. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.437
Oliveira L, Borges I, Silva D, Durão AC, Soares AO (2023). Abundance of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) and its natural enemies on tomato crops in greenhouses of different production modes (Azores, Portugal) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologia, 51 (201): 59-70. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.437.
Dutra TM, Batista MG, Teixeira JCA, Todorova S, Oliveira L, Tavares J, Borges I, Soares AO (2023). Economic and financial model to the mass-rearing of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur) (Heteroptera: Miridae), a biological control agent against the tomato moth Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected culture. Pest Management Science, 79: 3387-4113. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ps.7552
Oliveira L, Sousa F, Silveira MG (2023). Promotion of Functional Foods in a School Context: Evaluation of Food Education Sessions Involving Cooking Skills. Journal of Culinary Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2023.2191877
https://doi.org/10.1080/15428052.2023.2191877
Lopes MS, Azevedo AR, Mendonça D, Rojer H, Cabral V, Ceraolo F, Canto Brum C, Mendes B, da Câmara Machado A (2023). Morphological and genetic characterization of the Graciosa donkey breed, Journal of Applied Animal Research, 51: 166-173, https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2023.2171421
Serra M, Casas A, Toubarro D, Barros AN, Teixeira JA (2023). Microbial Hyaluronic Acid Production: A Review. Molecules. Feb 23;28(5):2084. doi: 10.3390/molecules28052084.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052084
Dias E, Branco S.(2023). Experimental transport of Trichomanes speciosum spores on Azorean woodpigeon feathers as a possible explanation for interisland dispersal. Plant Species Biology, 38(3), 86–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12401
Garriga A, Toubarro D, Simões N, Morton A, García-Del-Pino, F (2023). The modulation effect of the Steinernema carpocapsae - Xenorhabdus nematophila complex on immune-related genes in Drosophila suzukii larvae. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 196, 107870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2022.107870
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2022
Borges I, Oliveira L, Durão AC, Arruda P , Figueiredo E, Franco JC, Lucas E, Soares AO, (2023). Contrasting phenotypic variability of life-history traits of two feral populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under two alternative diets. Agronomy, 13, 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010118
Abreu Ferreira S, Ferreira C, Ramalho M, Gonçalves M, Carolino N, Lopes MS (2022). Genetic diversity in a population of Lusitano stallions born over three decades. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Agriculture & Food 10, 224-232. https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002478
Frias J, Toubarro D, Bjerga GEK, Puntervoll P, Vicente JB, Reis RL, Simões N (2022). A ShK-like Domain from Steinernema carpocapsae with Bioinsecticidal Potential. Toxins, 14(11), 754. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14110754
Teixeira M, Silva S, Domingos-Lopes M, Bessa R, Prates J, Rosa H, Silva C (2022). Production of low-cholesterol butter with Lacticaseibacillus paracasei immobilized in calcium-alginate beads. Food chemistry, 393, 133419. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133419
Vieira V, Oliveira L, Soares AO, Borges PAV, Borges I, Tavares J (2022). Diversity of Lepidoptera (Insecta) recorded in a forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores). Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e89971. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e89971
Oliveira L, Vieira V, Soares AO, Borges I, Arruda P, Tavares J (2022). Abundance of Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863) in forestry nurseries of São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, 50, 425–433. DOI: 10.57065/shilap.56
Jones K, Tafesh-Edwards G, Kenney E, Toubarro D, Simões N, Eleftherianos I (2022). Excreted secreted products from the parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae manipulate the Drosophila melanogaster immune response. Scientific reports, 12(1), 14237. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18722-7
Pereira D, Mendes C, Dias E (2022). The potential of peatlands in global climate change mitigation: a case study of Terceira and Flores Islands (Azores, Portugal) hydrologic services. SN Applied Sciences 4, 184. DOI: 10.1007/s42452-022-05066-0
Ferrante M, Lamelas-López L, Nunes R, Monjardino P, Lopes DJH, Soares AO, Lövei G, Borges PAV (2022) A simultaneous assessment of multiple ecosystem services and disservices in vineyards and orchards on Terceira Island, Azores. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 330, 107909. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2022.107909
Aguiar e Câmara SP, Maduro Dias C, Rocha L, Dapkevicius A; Rosa H; Borba AES, Silveira MG; Malcata FX, Dapkevicius M (2022). Assessment of autochthonous lactic acid bacteria as starter cultures for improved manufacture of Pico cheese using a cheese model. International Dairy Journal 128: 105294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2021.105294.
Arruda F, Rosa JS, Rodrigues A, Oliveira L, Lima A, Barroso JG, Lima E (2022). Essential Oil Variability of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica Leaves under Different Distillation Methods, Part 1: Color, Yield and Chemical Composition Analysis. Appl. Sci. 12, 452. DOI: 10.3390/app12010452
Lima E, Medeiros J (2022). Marine Organisms as Alkaloid Biosynthesizers of Potential Anti-Alzheimer Agents. Mar Drugs,75. DOI: 10.3390/md20010075.
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2021
Lima A, Arruda F, Medeiros J, Baptista J, Madruga J, Lima E (2021). Variations in Essential Oil Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D. Don from Different Geographical Origins—A Critical Review. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(23):11097. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311097
Mendes C, Dias E, Pereira D (2021). Description of a peatland complex in an agricultural landscape on Terceira Island (Azores): Criação do Filipe Case Study. Mires and Peat, 27, 29, 16pp. (Online: http://www.mires-and-peat.net/pages/volumes/map27/map2729.php); doi: 10.19189/MaP.2020.OMB.StA.2008
Borges LMS, Pfeifer B, Pandur S, Toubarro D, Tanase A-M, Chiciudean I, Menzel MN, Hoppert M, Daniel R, Simões N, Altermark B (2021). A picture is worth a thousand words: novel photographic evidence on the anatomy of the digestive system of three shipworm species (Bivalvia, Teredinidae). Zoomorphology 140, 469–485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-021-00540-6
Botelho CM, Ferreira-Santos P, Toubarro D, Dinis H, Osório H, Costa-Barbosa A, Sampaio P, Simões N, Teixeira JA (2021). Chicken Feather Keratin Peptides for the Control of Keratinocyte Migration. Applied Sciences. 11(15):6779.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11156779
Pereira MJ, Eleutério T, Meirelles MG, Vasconcelos HC (2021). Hedychium gardnerianum Sheph. ex Ker Gawl. from its discovery to its invasive status: a review. Botanical Studies 62 (11). DOI: 10.1186/s40529-021-00318-5
Borges P A V, Lamelas-López L, Nunes R, Monjardino P, Lopes D H, Soares A O, Ferrante M (2021). Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES. Version 1.10. Universidade dos Açores. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mvtmyx accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-26.
Frias J, Toubarro D, Fraga A, Botelho C, Teixeira J, Pedrosa J, Simões N (2021). Purification and characterization of a thrombolytic enzyme produced by a new strain of Bacillus subtilis. J Microbiol Biotechnol 31(2):327-337. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2008.08010.
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2020
Eliáš S, Hurychová J, Toubarro D, Frias J, Kunc M, Dobeš P, Simões N, Hyršl P (2020). Bioactive Excreted/Secreted Products of Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Inhibit the Phenoloxidase Activity during the Infection. Insects. Jun 5;11(6):353. doi: 10.3390/insects11060353.
Rosa JS, Oliveira L, Sousa RMOF, Escobar CB, Fernandes-Ferreira M (2020). Bioactivity of some Apiaceae essential oils and their constituents against Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 110:406-416. doi:10.1017/S0007485319000774
Melo CD, Walker C, Freitas H, da Câmara Machado A, Borges PAV (2020). Distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Terceira and São Miguel Islands (Azores). Biodivers Data J. 8:e49759. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49759.
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2019
Drumonde Melo C, Walker C, Krüger C, Borges, PAV, Luna S, Mendonça D, Fonseca HMAC, da Câmara Machado A (2019). Environmental factors driving arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities associated with endemic woody plant Picconia azorica on native forest of Azores. Annals of Microbiology 69: 1309-1327. DOI: 10.1007/s13213-019-01535-x.
Mendes C, Dias E, Ponte M, Mendes A. & Rochefort L. (2019). The distribution and naturalness of peatland on Terceira Island (Azores): instruments to define priority areas for conservation and restoration. Mires and Peat, 24(35), 1–16. doi: 10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.371
Pereira, MJ (2019). Fitodiversidade: Os jardins Açorianos e o seu legado botânico. Pp: 26-37, in: Albergaria, I. (Coord.) Plantas e Jardins: A paixão pela horticultura ornamental na ilha de São Miguel. Green Gardens Azores/Direção Regional da Cultura-Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional de Ponta Delgada. Nova Gráfica, Lda. Ponta Delgada. ISBN: 1-55615-678-2.
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2018
Tavares J, Silva L, Oliveira L (2018). Modeling adult emergence and fecundity of factitious hosts under different food sources supports massive egg production management. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 108(2), 150-157. doi:10.1017/S000748531700061X
Fontes, J., I. Sanchez Roja, J. Tavares & L. Oliveira (2018). Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Various Pesticides on Trichogramma achaeae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 111: 1219-1226. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy064
Eleutério T, Pereira MJ, Vasconcelos HC (2018). Effect of extraction method on physicochemical characteristics of kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) fibres. Mater Sci Nanotechnol. 2: 1-4. DOI: 10.35841/nanotechnology.2.1.1-4
Drumonde Melo C, Luna S, Krüger C, Walker C, Mendonça D, Fonseca HMAC, Jaizme-Vega M, da Câmara Machado A (2018). Communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under Picconia azorica in native forests of Azores. Symbiosis 74: 43-54. DOI: 10.1007/s13199-017-0487-2
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2017
Tanneberger, F., Tegetmeyer, C., Busse, S., Barthelmes, A., Shumka, S., Moles Marié, A., Jenderdjian, K., Steiner, G.M., Essl, F. Etzol, J., Mendes, C., and 48 others (2017). The peatland map of Europe. Mires and Peat, 19(22), 1-17. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2016.OMB.264
Schaefer RJ, Schubert M, Bailey E, Bannasch DL, Barrey E, Bar-Gal GK, Brem G, Brooks SA, Distl O, Fries R, Finno CJ, Gerber V, Haase B, Jagannathan V, Kalbfleisch T, Leeb T, Lindgren G, Lopes MS, Mach N, da Câmara Machado A, MacLeod JN, McCay A, Metzger J, Penedo C, Polani S, Rieder S, Tammen I, Tetens J, Thaller G, Verini-Supplizi A, Wade CM, Wallner B, Orlando L, Mickelson JR, McCue ME (2017). Developing a 670k genotyping array to tag ~2M SNPs across 24 horse breeds. BMC Genomics 18, 565. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3943-8
Pereira D, Dias E, Ponte M (2017). Investigating the internal structure of four Azorean Sphagnum bogs using ground-penetrating radar. Mires and Peats, 10(13), DOI: 1-19.10.19189/MaP.2016.OMB.259
Ana C. Conrado, Hugo Arruda, David W.G. Stanton, Samuel W. James, Peter Kille, George Brown, Elodie Silva, Lise Dupont, Shabnam Taheri, Andrew J. Morgan, Nelson Simões, Armindo Rodrigues, Rafael Montiel, Luis Cunha. 2017. The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the pantropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata): Mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic positioning. ZooKeys 688: 1–13. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.688.13721
Oliveira, L., A.C. Durão, J. Fontes, I.S. Roja & J. Tavares (2017). Potential of Trichogramma achaeae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Biological Control of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Azorean Greenhouse Tomato Crops. Journal of Economic Entomology, 110: 2010–2015. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox197
Tavares, J., L. Silva & L. Oliveira (2017). Modelling adult emergence and fecundity of factitious hosts under different food sources supports massive egg production management. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 108: 150-157. DOI:10.1017/S000748531700061X
Flores-Ponce M., Vallebueno-Estrada M., González-Orozco E., Ramos-Aboites H. E., García-Chávez J. N., Simões N., Montiel R. 2017. Signatures of co-evolutionary host-pathogen interactions in the genome of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae. BMC Evolutionary Biology. BMC Evol Biol. 17(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0935-x
Sousa, RMOF, JS Rosa, AC Cunha, M Fernandes-Ferreira (2017). Molluscicidal activity of four Apiaceae essential oils against the freshwater snail Radix peregra. J Pest Sci 90: 971–984. doi: 10.1007/s10340-017-0842-3
Drumonde Melo C, Luna S, Krüger C, Walker C, Mendonça D, Fonseca HMAC, Jaizme-Vega M, da Câmara Machado A (2017). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition associated with Juniperus brevifolia in native Azorean forest. Acta Oecologica 79: 48-61, DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2016.12.006
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2016
Rougon-Cardoso A, Flores-Ponce M, Ramos-Aboites HE, Martinez-Guerrero CE, Hao Y-J, Cunha L, Rodríguez-Martinez JA, Ovando-Vázquez C, Abreu-Goodger C, Chavarria-Hernández N, Simões N, Montiel R (2016). The genome, transcriptome, and proteome of the nematode Steinernema carpocapsae: evolutionary signatures of a pathogenic lifestyle. Sci Rep. 6: 37536. doi: 10.1038/srep37536
Toubarro D, Gouveia A, Ribeiro RM, Simões N, da Costa G, Cordeiro C, Santos R (2016) Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Levels of the Nectin Gene from the Tube Feet of the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus Lividus. Mar Biotechnol 18(3): 372-83. doi: 10.1007/s10126-016-9698-4.
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2015
Sousa, R.M.O.F., Rosa, J.S., Silva, C.A., Almeida, M.T. M., Novo M.T., Cunha, A.C. & Fernandes-Ferreira, M. (2015).Larvicidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal activities of essential oils and compounds from Foeniculum vulgare. Journal of Pest Science 88 (2): 413-426, DOI 10.1007/s10340-014-0628-9.
Bettencourt SX, Mendonça D, Monteiro L, Lopes MS, Rocha S, Monjardino P, and da Câmara Machado A (2015). Genetic diversity and population structure of the endemic Azorean juniper, Juniperus brevifolia (Seub.) Antoine, inferred from SSRs and ISSR markers. Biochemical and Systematics Ecology, 29:314-324. doi: 10.1016/j.bse.2015.02.003.
Oliveira N, Medeiros S, Rosa JS, Seca AML, Barreto MC (2015). Drug-seeking behaviours for codeine-acetaminophen and tramadol-acetaminophen prescriptions: a pilot study. Integr Pharm Toxicol Genotoxicol 1: DOI: 10.15761/IPTG.100011
Lopes MS, Mendonça D, Rojer H, Cabral V, Bettencourt SX and da Câmara Machado A (2015). Morphological and genetic characterization of an emerging Azorean horse breed: the Terceira Pony. Frontiers in Genetics 6:62. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00062.
Mendonça D, Luna S, Bettencourt SX, Lopes MS, Monteiro L, Neves JD, Monjardino P, and da Câmara Machado A (2015). In vitro propagation of Picconia azorica (Tutin) Knobl. (Oleaceae) an Azorean endangered endemic plant species. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 37:47. DOI:10.1007/s11738-015-1797-8.
Sousa, R.M.O.F., J.S. Rosa, L. Oliveira, A. Cunha & M. Fernandes-Ferreira (2015). Activities of Apiaceae essential oils and volatile compounds on hatchability, development, reproduction and nutrition of Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Industrial Crops and Products, 63: 226-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.09.052.
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2014
Furtado R, Baptista J, Lima E, Paiva L, Barroso JG, Rosa JS, Oliveira L (2014). Chemical composition and biological activities of Laurus essential oils from different Macaronesian Islands. 2014. Biochemical Systematic and Ecology, 55: 333-341. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2014.04.004
Balasubramanian N, Simões N (2014). Bacillus pumilus S124A carboxymethyl cellulase; a thermo stable enzyme with a wide substrate spectrum utility. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 67: 132-139; doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.03.014
Pereira MJ, Fagundo H, Menezes T, Couto J (2014). Investigating the propagation potential by seed and cuttings of the Azorean native Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. International Journal of Ecology, ID 438189: 1 - 7. doi:10.1155/2014/438189
Rocha S, Monjardino P, Mendonça D, da Câmara Machado A, Fernandes R, Sampaio P, Salema R (2014). Lignification of developing maize (Zea mays L.) endosperm transfer cells and starchy endosperm cells. Front. Plant Sci. 5:102. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00102
Rocha S, Monjardino P, da Câmara Machado A, Fernandes R, Sampaio P, Salema R (2014). Lignification of the cell walls in developing maize (Zea mays L.) endosperm transfer cells and starchy endosperm cells. Frontiers in Plant Science 5, article 102. DOI 10.3389/fpls.2014.00102
Lopes MS, Mendonça D, Bettencourt SX, Borba AR, Drumonde C, Baptista C, and da Câmara Machado A (2014). Genetic diversity of an Azorean endemic and endangered plant species inferred from ISSR markers. AoB Plants. 6: plus034. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plu034.
Furtado R, Baptista J, Lima B, Paiva L, Barroso JG, Rosa JS, Oliveira L (2014). Chemical composition of Laurus essential oils from different Macaronesian Islands and their ovicidal and larvicidal activities against armyworm. Planta Medica, 80. 1456-1456. DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1394798
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2013
Metzger J, Philipp U, Lopes MS, da Câmara Machado A, Felicetti M, Silvestrelli M, Distl O (2013) Analysis of copy number variants by three detection algorithms and their association with body size in horses. BMC Genomics 14(1), 487. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-487
Sousa R, Rosa J,Oliveira L, Cunha A, Fernandes-Ferreira M (2013). Apiaceae essential oils activities against armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 61: 7661-7672. doi:10.1021/jf403096d
Baptista C, Lopes MS, Tavares AC, Rojer H, Kappmeyer L, Mendonça D, da Câmara Machado A (2013) Diagnosis of Theileria equi infections in horses in the Azores using cELISA and nested PCR. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 4, 242-245. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.11.008
Monjardino P, Rocha S, Tavares AC, Fernandes R, Sampaio P, Salema R, da Câmara Machado A (2013). Development of flange and reticulate wall ingrowths in maize (Zea mays L.) endosperm transfer cells. Protoplasma 250:495–503. DOI 10.1007/s00709-012-0432-4
Petersen JL, Mickelson JR, Cothran EG, Andersson L, Axelsson J, Bailey E, Bannasch D, Binns M, Borges A, Brama P, da Câmara Machado A, Distl O, Felicetti M, Fox-Clipsham L, Graves KT, Guérin G, Haase B, Hasegawa T, Hemmann K, Hill E, Leeb T, Lindgren G, Lohi H, Lopes MS, McGivney BA, Mikko S, Orr N, Penedo MCT, Piercy R, Raekallio M,Rieder S, Røed K, Silvestrelli M, Swinburne J, Tozaki T, Vaudin M, Wade CM, McCue ME (2013) Genetic diversity in the modern horse illustrated from genome-wide SNP data. PLOS ONE 8(1), e54997. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054997
Petersen JL, Mickelson JR, Rendahl AK, Valberg SJ, Andersson L, Axelsson J, Bailey E, Bannasch D, Binns M, Borges A, Brama P, da Câmara Machado A, Capomaccio S, Cappelli K, Cothran EG, Distl O, Fox-Clipsham L, Graves KT, Guérin G, Haase B, Hasegawa T, Hemmann K, Hill E, Leeb T, Lindgren G, Lohi H, Lopes MS, McGivney BA, Mikko S, Orr N, Penedo MCT, Piercy R, Raekallio M, Rider S, Røed K, Swinburne J, Tozaki T, Vaudin M, Wade CM, McCue ME (2013) Genome-wide analysis reveals selection for important traits in domestic horse breeds. PLOS Genetics 9(1), e1003211. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003211
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2012
Balasubramanian N, Toubarro D, Teixeira M, Simões N (2012). Purification and biochemical characterization of a novel thermo-stable carboxymethyl cellulase from Azorean isolate Bacillus mycoides S122C. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 168, 2191-2204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-012-9929-8